Automobile.



G. vv. DUNHAM,

AUTOMOBLE.

APPLICATION FILED DB0. 2, 1910` L, y Patented June 24, w13.

To all whom t may concern.'

' UNITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE w. DUNHM, Or nETn,OIT, MICHIGAN, AssIGNon. To CHALMERS MOTOR COMPANSLOF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN."

AUTOMOBILE.

. Application l'ed December l Specification of Letters Eatent. Patented June 24, 1913.

2,1910. serial No. 595,254.

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DU-NHAM, a citizen of the United Statesfof America, residing at Detroit, in thecounty of Wayne and State of Michigan, Vhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobiles, of which the. following isa specification, 'reference being "had therein to the" accompanying drawings.

In automobiles of theftype known generally as vf-"fore door constrgction, .where in the fdrivers seat is inclosed,. .thelever`s and pedals fo-r the control`- mechanism vusu-` ally project upwardly vthrough the-liooring in position for convenient operati vvbyt-he driver. As the openings throughwhich the. control members extend are to a greater or' lessextent in communication with thee gine chamber, air heated by the motor ters the forward inclosure, which is ex ingly objectionable tothe driver. One of theprimary. objects of the present inventio-n is to provide a meansfor obviat- [time allow Ofthe'proper operation ofthe ing this defect, andthe invention consists essentially in a Closure fort-he' openingor openings of suchv construction thatfwhile effectively shutting oil" the passage of heated air through the opening, w ill at the.sa1r`1e` r lever` or pedal that extends therethrough;

The invention further consists in the novel construction ofthe closure, in its application, and in Athe peculiar arrangement and combination of the various parts; and, further, in cert-ain details of construction, as will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.v y

In the drawings-, -Figure 1 `is a` perspective view of the forward section of an automobile ofthe fore-door type; Fig. 2 is/l ing G in the dasl,.-II the' gear'casing, If

the` radiator, and the hood formingthe inclosing wall of the engine chamber..

The reference-lette1 f K represents. an 'op-1 connected to 'the pedal' beneath In this instance I. have shownJ itv4 as consisting lof a foot-pedal extending upwardly through a slot L in the footboard. Its connectionwith the mechanism thatit controls is not herein shown, as the'lsame forms no part ofthe present invention. To prevent the admission fof heat within/'the forward inclosure through the pedal opening, I pro- '.vide a closure M which inf-its preferred form consists of-a flexible boot N connected at its opposite ends respectivelyfto thetlooring and pedal end. This serves to effec# tively prevent the passage vof' air through the opening, and bilityfallows the pedal to be readilymoved .maybe desired in the Operation. of` the ontrolling mechanism.

'under side of the footboard` aboutV the margin of the slot, while at its, upper end .it is' the footA section 0 by a drawlstring, as I. f

-It will be understood thatother typesof closures may `as well Vbe employed,f"and -I .do' not therefore desire to belimite tubular elfi/sure is fas' ened alongitsflower marginal edge to the ,the exact vconstruction shown, altlollgh; deem'v at the same time by its flexithe same preferablein 11Se, by'eason.of its.-

' fan automobile,'" the combination with theengine or motor and the inclosinghood or bonnet therefor, of azfootboardhaving simplicity in' con structionA and ease of'y ap- Y aslotted opening therein, a movable foot-,

pedal projectingthrough ythe opening in said footboard, and T'neans secured to .said

, footboard and pedal for preventing the passage of gases from the engine hood through said slottedQopening'to the portion of the vehicle above saidfootboard inv all positions of 'adjustment 'of said pedal, comprising an vimperforate. iiexible boot surrounding the pedal connected at one end to the footboardv vand having the opposite end secured tothe pedal.

ture in. presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. DUNHAM.

Witnesses: JAMES RBARRY,

` J. ADAMS.

Intestimony whereof I aiin signa- 

